Ironing-table.



A. M. SPRINGER.

' IRONING TABLE.

APPLIOATION FILED 001 .13, 1913 528. Patented Mar.16,1915. X

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'W/f/Y sses. [/7 mma/r I um'rnn sT aEs PA AARON M. SPRINGER, OEPORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGN'OR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, To OREGON WOODENWAREMANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF OREGON.

j, IRONING-TABLE.

Application. filed October 13, 1913. Serial No. 794,778.

. To all whom it may concern:

' This invention relates to ironing tables of the character shown anddescribed in Letters Patent No. 868,500, granted to me October 15, 1907,and in Letters Patent No. 1,012,468,

granted to me December 19, i911.

The primary object of this nvention 1s v to make certain improvements 1nthe ironing boards shown and described in my Letters Patent justreferred to, whereby the board can be made cheaper and with less irontherein, without surrendering any of its qualities. In all of theseboards the most important feature is a construction wherein all weightwhich may be placed upon the board, whether in the middle of the board,or at the free end thereof, is transmitted longitudinally of the leg andbrace members and wherein there is absolutely no strain laterally uponany leg or brace member, and at the same time the free end of the boardprojects for nearly half the entire length of the board free of any legor brace members which would interfere with the placing of a garmenttelescopically thereover. Because of this construction the board isabsolutely rigid and without any springingoryield ng movements when inuse, and a mans weight can be supported upon the outermost end of theboard without springing or tipping the board This is due to the factthat the weight upon the board is all transmitted through the brace andleg members, from one to, the Other, longitudinally thereof, and

Specification Of Letters Patent.

The result is to- Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

In-the drawings,Figure 1 is a perspective view of the board set up inreadiness for use; Fig.' 2 is a bottom plan View of the board with theparts all folded together; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional viewshowing howthe inclined br ace member env, gages w1th the under side ofthe board when in use.

Referring again to the drawings, 1 designates the top or board, 22vertical legs, 3 an inclined leg member of double construction,4 aninclined brace, and 5 a brace wire.

The vertical legs 2-2 are braced together by means of top and bottompieces 2 2 and two inclined brace members 2. Two vertical members 2*- eare secured to theinside of the top and bottom members 2 and 2* so as tofold closely between the members of the inclined leg 3. The verticallegs 2-2 and the inclined leg 3 are pivotally connected to the underside of the board by means of a rod 6, through blocks 7-7, secured tothe under side of the board. The lower end of the inclined brace memberl fits between the vertical members 2 2 and .is pivotally connectedthereto by means of a short. rod 8. The brace member 5- is a. wireturned back upon itself to form a long loop, as at 5, which loop restsin a long slot 4* in the lower end of the brace 4 and around the shortrod 8. When the board is folded said loop moves over said short rod 8and the adjacent part of the wire lies within the slot 4*. The oppositeend of said wire brace is also formed into a short loop, as at 5*, shownin dotted lines, between the lower ends of the inclined leg 3 and arounda short through pin which connects said leg members together, asindicated. The upper end of the inclined brace member 4 fits against ablock 9 upon the under side of the board 1, and is held in place whenthe board is open for use by means of a small hook 10. This constructionmakes it possible to fold the board flatly, the folded board being nothicker than the thickness of the board itself and the breadth of theleg members 22 and the outside brace members 22 less than four inches inall. In this construction, I use a double inclined leg member spacedapart at its upper end and brought together at its lower end asindicated, with a cross piece, as 3". This cross piece, however doesnotengage the inclined brace 4, and has no other function than to holdthe two members of in folding the board the wire loop can passbackwardly over the rod 8, and thus I elimmate the necessity of having aointed pair of wire brace rods to facilitate the folding placed upon-theouter end of the board, t

operation. The vertical leg structure 22 also makes it possible to use a'very short iron rod to hold the lower end of the inclined brace 4:, andto transmit the pull to the wire brace 5.

Assuming now that a very heavy weight is he strain is transmittedlengthwise through the inclined brace member at to the short rod 8, andthence becomes a direct pull upon the wire brace 5, and thence becomes apull lengthwise of the inclined leg 3,-the upper end of which is securedto the opposite end of the board. The spread of the legs 22 gives a goodbase to prevent side tipping,

and the inclined leg 4: is back far enough at its upper end so as togive much free open space directly under the free end of the board,making it possible to put a skirt or shirt over the end of the boardwithout any obstructions whatever, and upon a very rigid board.

1 am aware that slight changes can be made from this particularconstruction without departing from the spirit of my in vention, and Ido not limit the invention to this specific form, except as I may belimited by the hereto appended claims.

I claim:

1. An ironing table of the character described, comprising incombination, a top or board, a substantially vertical leg structurepivoted thereto adjacent one end there of, an inclined leg pivotallysecured to said top adjacent said vertical leg structure, an inclinedbrace pivotally secured to said vertical leg structure and passingthrough said inclined leg and adapted to be dctachabl v secured to theunder side of the board, and a brace rod secured to the lower end ofsaidinclined leg and having a loop and pin connection at its opposite endwith said vertical leg structure, whereby all strain from weight uponsaid board is transmitted lengthwise of the leg and brace members,substantially as described.

2. An ironing table of the character described, comprising incombination, a top or board, a substantially vertical leg structurepivoted thereto adjacent one end thereof, an inclined leg of doubleconstruction having its members pivotally secured to said too at a spaceapart and adjacent said vertical leg structure, and its members broughttogether at their lower ends, an inclined brace pivo'tally secured tosaid vertical leg structure at one end and passing between the membersof said inclined leg and adapted to be detachably secured to theunderside of said board, said brace member having a slot formed in itslower end, and a wire brace member pivotally secured at one end to thelower end of said inclined leg and provided at its opposite end with aslot-like loop which is connected through the slot in said inclinedbrace member to said' vertical leg structure, substantially as and forthe pur pose described.

3. A folding ironing table comprising in combination a top, a verticalleg structure pivotally secured to said top adjacent one end thereof, aninclined leg structure pivotally secured to said top at the same end, aninclined brace structure pivotally connected to the vertical legstructure and detachably connected to said top, and a brace memberconnected at one end to the lower end of said inclined leg structure andat its other end by a loop and pin connection to said verti cal legstructure, whereby the latter can move forwardly, in folding, throughsaid loop. I

Signed at Portland, Oregon, this 4 th day of October, 1913.

AARON M. SPRINGER.

in presence of- F. A." BU LINTGON, G. A. Niel-reins.

